“…Numerous kinetic studies (Barkley, et al, 1952; Bohlbro, 1961Bohlbro, , 1962Bohlbro, , 1963Bohlbro, , 1964Bohlbro, , 1966; Giona et al, 1961;Hulburt and Vasan, 1961; Kodama, et al, 1953; Kul'kova and Temkin, 1949; Paratella, 1965;Shchibrya, et al, 1965) on the water-gas shift reaction have been conducted using iron oxide catalysts, and there is general agreement among most of the results reported which can be summarized as follows: the rate of reaction is approximately proportional to the carbon monoxide concentration; the rate is usually retarded by increasing carbon dioxide concentration and almost independent of hydrogen concentration and independent of steam concentration when it is in excess of the stoichiometric amount.…”